Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 1931 Page: 4 of 4
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Mrs. F. L. Foster is spending Ihe
week in Wharton and Houston.
Mrs. Rowland Burton and MisB
Claire Partain spent Thanksgiving in
Houston.
Clarence Buller is driving a new
Plymouth coupe, after having an ac-
cident last Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Boyd and son
Craig, of Wharton were Thanksgiving
guests of home folks and friends.
Mrs. M. A. Boll is home from an ex-
tended stay with her daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Wendell, at Greenville, Texas.
Misses Mary Alleen Elliott who is
attending Baylor College at Belton
made a short visit to homefolks here
last week.
Specials
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
DECEMBER 6 AND 7
COFFEE— ei At
3-tb—WAMBA - tPl.Utl
1-tb WAMBA FREE!
WITH EACH 3-POUND CAN
33 l-3% DISCOUNT
IN FREE GOODS
Miss H. Trice spent the week end
in Bay City and Wharton visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Slaikieu, of
Houston spent Thanksgiving with Pa-
lacios relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Berry and sons,
of Wharton, were visiting with Pala-
cios friends Thanksgiving.
Miss Marvel Ohaddock, of Victoria,
spent the week end here with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Wylie Milnm and many
friends.
Methodist Church Notes
Services last Sunday were well at-
tended both morning and evening.
The duct at the morning service and
anthem by the choir at the evening
service were excellent und gave much
pleasure to the worshippers. The Ep-
worth Leaguers had a good service,
led by James Callaway.
The Epworth League service be-
gins at 0:15 and preaching at 7:15.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Craymer and
two sons, of Houston, spent the
Thanksgiving week end with his par-
ents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Sullivan, of
Waco, were here during the Thanks-
giving vacation, visiting home folks
and friends.
The Workers' Council of the Sun-
day School met at the home of Mrs.
Skinner Tuesday night. In spite of
inclement weather there was a good
attendance. Plans to increase the at-
tendance at Sunday School were for-
mulated and committees appointed for
the Christmas program. A delicious
lunch was served by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Teague spent
Friday of last week in Victoria on
business, purchasing some new fixtures
for their restaurant.
Ben Ehlers and son, Carl, are spend-
ing the week at one of Mr. Ehlers
farms in Jackson county, where they
are doing some repair work.
SUGAR—7-tt> - 34c
COCOA—l-tt> - 14c
Luna Soap—9 Bars 25c
VINEGAR— 1
QUARTS—CIDER - 1 JL
SARDINES Large 9c
SPUDS—7-tt> - - 15c
SALT-2 For - - 5c
SNOWDRIFT— M\r
3 POUNDS - - - ti'l
SHORTENING— A\p
4 POUNDS ORANGE 4:11/
CORN—3, #2 Cans 25c
HOMINY—#2ft 10c
CATSUP—Large 14c
KRAUT—*2Vz 12c
GOLDEN RULE'QRO.
PHONE 43 Free Delivery I
Mrs. L. S. Appleton and Miss Nina
Paulk, who attend Sam Houston State
Normal at Iluntsville, were home for
the Thanksgiving vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Snodgrass and
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Willis of Port
Arthur came in Sunday for a week's
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. W. W. Bussell and daughter,
Miss Alpha, spent Thanksgiving in
Bay City, guests of their son and
brother, Ralph Bussell and family.
Mrs. W. C. Gray spent the week in
Dallas with her sister. She stopped
over in Houston for a short visit with
her friend, Mrs. Henry Sartwelle.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Dismukes, of
Harlingen, announce; the birth of a fine
baby boy on Tuesday, December 1,
who has been given the name of
Charles Edward.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Holy Mass, every Sunday at 9 a. m.
Rosary all days at 7 p. m.
Father John Canals.
QUEEN THEATRE
PALACIOS, TEXAS Wm"
—THE LATEST AND BEST IN ALL-TALKING PICTURES-
UPHOLSTERED SEATS — — COMFORTABLY WARM
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 AND 5—
Short Vaudeville Act Friday Night Only
HEY!—CHASE THAT GLOOM! LAUGH!—WITH—
Bill Boyd—Ginger Rogers—Jimmy Gleason
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Bible School—9:45 a. m.
Morning Service—11:00 a. m.
No evening service. Preaching at
Blessing.
Junior Christian Endeavor—3 p. m.
Intermediate C. E.—6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting—Wednesday even-
ing, 7:30 p. m.
Visitors are cordially invited.
G. F. Gillespie, Pastor.
~Qlam{ied Artkrfwtff
RATE ONE CENT PER WORD—MINIMUM CHARGE. 25c
i
FOR RENT or LEASE
FOR RENT—Modern and Part Mod-
ern Houses.
See Us Before You Buy, Sell or Rent
FEATHER & SON
Real Estate Insurance
OPPORTUNITIES
WE ARE NOW RUNNING OUR IN-
cubator. Custom Hatching, 3c an
egg. Bring your eggs any day.
Matagorda County Hatchery, Bay
City. 43-tf
PECAN TREES—All the Best Varie-
ties for this section, 2-3 ft. trees,
75c; 3-4 ft. trees, $1.00; 4-5 ft.
trees, $1.25; 5-6 ft. trees, $1.50.
Our trees are quality trees, with
good strong root systems. Write
us for Discounts on 100 tree lots.
Bay City Floral Co., Box 526.
FOR SALE or TRADE
FOR QUICK SALE—List Your Real
Estate with Williams, Box 234.
PROPERTY FOR SALE—by Mrs. W.
A. Whitney. Four room house and
two lots. 49-2
FOR SALE—A Practically New Hot-
point Electric Stove at a Bargain.
J. L. Pybus.
FOR SALE—'Two Wood Heaters. Ap-
ply to Dr. A. B. Cairnes, over Pa-
lacios State Bank. 49
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School Hour—10 A. M.
Preaching Hours—11 A. M. and 7:30
P. M., by Pastor Carrol B. Ray.
Junior and Senior B. Y. P. U. As-
sembly—6:30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday even-
ing—7:30.
The Church will havo a full calen-
dar this week. The Workers' Confer-
ence meeting Tuesday in El Campo;
Thursday, an all-day meeting in Bay
City, and Friday, a "spend the day"
program and luncheon given at the
home of Mrs. Mary A. Elder.
The ordination of three Deacons
Sunday afternoon, namely, Messrs. A.
M. Stadig, Arnold Burton and Robert
Margcrum, was an impression service,
and a large congregation was present.
The church was favored at the morn-
ing service with a Gospel message in
song, and rendered by Pastor Ray
and Mr. Burton, with Miss Partain at
the piano. The preaching hour was
an earnest appeal for the "every mem-
ber canvas" and at the evening service,
interesting reports were given from
the several delegates who attended the
B. Y. P. U. Convention, held in Waco
last week.
—Church Reporter, Mrs. J. R. Pitman.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Subject :-
Subject
—IN-
"SUICIDE FLEET
//
YOU'LL LAUGH!
ALSO COMEDY
YOU'LL SCREAM!
ADMISSION 10c & 35c
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 AND 7-
SPECIAL ATTRACTION
COLUMBIA'S
"DIRIGIBLE"
—FEATURING—
JACK HOLT and RALPH GRAVES
ALSO SHORT SUBJECTS ADMISSION 10c & 35c
MATINEE SUNDAY, ADM. 10c-30c SUN.-MON. NITES, ADM. 10c-35c
II
II
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8—QUEEN'S BARGAIN NIGHT—
JOE E. BROWN
—IN—
BROAD-MINDED
FULL OF LAUGHS FROM START TO FINISH
ALSO SHORT SUBJECTS ADMISSION 5c & 15c
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 AND 10—
JOAN CRAWFORD
-IN—
'THIS MODERN AGE
//
Also Episode #9— "FINGER PRINTS
WEDNESDAY, ADM. 10c-30c THURSDAY, FAMILY NIGHT
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 AND 12—
PATHE WESTERN FEATURE
"FREIGHTERS OF DESTINY"
—FEATURING—
TOM KEENE
ALSO COMEDY ADMISSION 10c & 35c
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Sun.-Mon., Dec. 13-14—George Bancroft in "Rich Man's Folly"
Tuesday, Dec. 15—JOE E. BROWN in "Local Boy Makes Good"
Wed.-Thurs., Dec. 16-17—"NICE WOMEN"
Jri.-Sat., Dec. 18-19—LEW AYRES in "Heaven on Earth"
Sun.-Mon., Dec. 20-21—"Monkey Business" with Four Marx Bros.
Tuesday, Dec. 22—An EDDIE QUILLAN Picture
Children under six admitted free when accompanied by parents
Bible Study—10 A. M.
Preaching 11 A. M.
"A Willing Heart."
Preaching—7:30 P. M.
"The Harvest Is Ripe."
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening, 7:30.
We invite you to come to our church.
We are having some good meetings.
We had two added to our church on
last Lord's day, others are coming.
We are preaching to out of town peo
pie every Lord's day. Our Fellowship
is wonderful in the Spirit of Love, so
we welcome you one and all.
We are glad to announce to the
public that the Central Baptist Church
has been so fortunate as to secure
Prof. W. H. Williams, of Dallas, Tex.,
to come to our church as our chorister.
He is a music writer and leader. He
will have full control of the choir. All
lovers of good music are invited to
come and take the advantage of learn-
ing more about good church music,
lie can teach music and is a great
choir builder. He is clean and refined
in his manners. His record as a good
music teacher and choir builder is un-
broken. To hear him is to appre-
ciate him.
J. L. Watson, Past.or,
SEE LUCY A. MITCHELL—Agent
for Bibles and General Literature.
Every home should own the Roman-
tic Life Story of Thomas A. Edison,
by Francis Trevelyan Miller, author
of "The World in the Air." Also
has the best Clubbing Offers, Sub-
scriptions, also 'renewals, for all
periodicals. 49
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED—Farm Tenant. A. J. Lou-
derback, near Turtle Bay. 48
FOR SALE OR TRADE—Model "T"
Ford in good rlunning order, for
sale or will trade for good cow. In-
quire of J. M. Love, Palacios, Texas.
I HAVE FOR SALE—Several Tract*
of land and some land notes. Also
some good paying property in Bay
City and Palacios. Apply to Box
107, Blessing, Texas. 44
FOR SALE—or Will Trade for Cattle
—1 Wagon, mule, 16 hands high,
weighs 1000 pounds; cultivator, disc,
sulky plow, and planter. W. E. Gil-
lespie, El Campo Club, Caraneahua
Bay. 47-4wp.
FOR TRADE—80 Acres, with house,
10 miles west of Palacios, for small,
improved acreage outside city lim-
its. For particulars, address—
Room No. 1, Houston Cotton Ex-
change Bldg. Co., Houston, Texas.
WANTED TO BORROW — $300.00 —
Good Persona], or Real Estate Se-
curity. Inquire at Beacon Office. 49
POSTED NOTICE
This is to notify all that no hunt-
ing or trespassing will be allowed on
any land in the Palacios vicinity be-
longing to Mrs. John T. Price as it is
legally posted.
NOTICE
VIOLIN LESSONS —Learn to play
Quickly and Correctly. Newest
Methods of Teaching, with special
attention given to technique. Be-
ginners or advanced students taken.
Frances Stramblad. 49
LORRAINE'S BEAUTY SHOI'PE
IS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION
I have moved my Beauty Parlor to
new and more convenient quarters, in
the Pasal Building, next door to the
Crescent Drug Store, where I am pre-
pared to give you all kinds of Per
manents, Facials, etc. Watch my ad
for Special Christmas Prices on Per-
manents. Phone 18 for Appointment.
LORRAINE'S B"EAUTY SHOPPE
A. A. Skidmore deals in non-skid
tires at Ripley, W. Va.
Henry Porter of Evanston, 111., was
thrown from his motorcycle onto
the top of an auto that struck his
machine and escaped with a few
bruises.
The 13th child of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Brown of Westboro, Mass., was
born on the 13th at 13 School street.
Louis Wanasek a blacksmith of Bur-
lington, Wis., has found his business
Mother (at bedtime prayers) —
"Speak louder, Betty, I can't hear
you."
Young Daughter:—"I wasn't speak-
ing to you, mother."
Mrs. Mirian Kirkman of Los Ange
les, testified in her divorce suit that
when she went to church and made
her husband go with her he invariably
went to sleep. —
VEGETABLE PLANTS — Cabbage—
Chas. Wakefield, Flat Dutch and Co-
epnhagen Market, 25 cents per 100.
Cauliflower—50c per 100; Bermu-
da Onion Plants, 20c per 100. Cheap-
er prices on quantities. Bay City
Floral Co., Phone 74. 48-4
FOR SALE OR TRADE — 80-acre
Farm, about ten miles west of Pala-
cios, near Highway 71, will trade
for improved five or ten acre tract,
ight consider city property. 120
acres well improved farm in Jack-
son county, trade for Palacios prop-
erty, or small, well improved tract.
Have cash buyer for small, well lo-
cated home, must be priced right.
48 A. G. Skinner.
George Flustrin, a baldheaded burg-
lar arrested while robbing a villa in
Vienna, was found to have 68 wigs
of many different colors in his home.
A DRESS FOR EVERY DAY
"She says she has a dress for ev-
ery day in the week."
"Yes, I've seen it, dear."
Friedrich Glissner, of St. Louis,
charged in his divorce suit that his
rich wife made him her slave, making
him do menial labor and lashing him
with a whip.
An Exclusive Interview with
one of the world's most hard"
boiled toffee critics
» » »
Mr. John J. Jones
4 Jul! An Avtrajc Husband Ellin} BrccMllt ^
R. A. Sheldon of Duluth, Minn.,
scented an unfamiliar cigarette odor
in his bed room and he found an ex-
convict hiding under his bed waiting
to rob his house.
Tommy, a pet cat, was left behind
in Ridgeville, Ind., where his little
mistress, Gloria Meehan, spent her va-
cation, and walked back home to Dear-
born, Mich., in 31 days.
It was decided that the children
would play blind man's bluff. One
more profitable since he quit wait-1 little girl was blindfolded, but didn't
ing for horses to come to him and be-1 move. When asked why she didn't,
gan going to them—in an automobile, she asked, "Wnere is tne eigarel?
! Permanents For Christmas!
BE READY FOR CHRISTMAS BY GETTING YOUR—
PERMANENT
AT THE-
BAYSIDE
Beauty Shop
—SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL WAVES—
SHEl /TON—FREDERIC—OIL
Perhaps You Need a MANICURE or a FACIAL Too?
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
NAOMI MARGERUM ALLIE PAYNE
LOCATED IN NESTER'S DRUG STORE
"I don't care how
my coffee is packed ... I
can't drink the package"
"I have been reading a lot of'hulabaloo'
about the way coffcc should be packcd.
It's all pure bunk. What do I care how
it's packed. It's the coffee I drink . . .
not the package. Give me that good
fresh coftcc llavor of Bright & Early
every time. I've been drinking it for
three years now and I ought to know."
• Mr. John J. Jones is representative
of a constantly growing number of
Bright Si Early fans. Most of (hose fans
never see the Bright & Early package.
All they go by is its enticing aroma
and delicious cup llavor; they pay for
coffee flavor . . . not coffee cans.
Bureau o/Kood#. Sanitation
L<tu end Health J. J
25'
TEXAS' LARGEST SELLING PACKAGE COFFEE
Bright & Early
C O F F E E
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r
See Us For—
KLEANBORE AMMUNITION
Both in Metalic Cartridges
and Shotgun Loads
—ALSO GUNS FOR SALE AND RENT-
TRAYLOR HARDWARE CO.
ONNE
GROCERY
PHONE 125 FREE DELIVERY
QUHLin +ECONOMY
BREAKFAST BACON—Pound - 20c
SLICED BACON—Pound - - - - 23c
COOKING OIL-Qt. (Bring your jars) 32c
OATS—(Large Size) 19c
HOMINY—No. 2Vz Cans - - - - 11c
SOAP—10 Bars 24c
PICKLES—Quarts—Sour or Dill - 18c
CORN MEAL—24 Pound Sacks - - 35c
COUGH SYRUP—25c Size - - - 21c
IODIZED SALT—2 Packages For - 15c
LETTUCE—2 Heads 13c
PEANUT BUTTER—Quart Size - 27c
FRIGIDE—(Same as Jell-o)—2 For 13c
PLENTY OF FRESH FRUITS
VEGETABLES—NUTS—CANDY
TRADE HERE AND GET THOSE BEAUTIFUL DISHES
FREE !
—THEY WILL MAKE GOOD CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!
SPECIALS
FRIDAY, J[ AND SATURDAY, C
DECEMBER4 DECEMBER
POTATOES— 1
10 POUND BAGS—BEST QUALITY - - 101
PINEAPPLE
NO. 2 RED AND WHITE—CRUSHED OR SLICED 15c
EXTRA LARGE CANS—BLUE & WHITE SLICED 16c
3 SMALL CANS—B. & W. SLICED or CRUSHED 25c
CALIFORNIA BEANS— 1 %
2-lb—SMALL LIMAS or CALIF. BLACKEYES ILL
NEW CROP NUTS
NO. 1 WALNUTS—PER POUND - - - - 25c
SOFT SHELL ALMONDS—PER POUND - - 20c
LAUNDRY SOAP— Q1 .
10 BARS—LUNA JIl
GLAZED FRUITS
CHERRIES 45c
LEMON PEEL 25c
ORANGE PEEL 25c
GLAZED PINEAPPLE 35c
CITRON . . . 25c
MINCE MEAT— oT"
PINTS—RICE HOTEL BRAND - - -
COFFEES
1 POUND BAGS—BIG VALUE 18c
3 POUND PAILS—B. & W. WITH CUP & SAUCER 85c
3 POUND CAN—RICE HOTEL BRAND - - 85c
1 POUND CAN—RICE HOTEL BRAND . ■ 29c
MARSHMALLOWS— '
1 POUND PACKAGE—RED AND WHITE ■ Lt*j>C
COCOA
1 POUND CANS—BLUE AND WHITE BRAND - 15c
Vi POUND CANS—HERSHEY'S - - - - 15c
COCOANUT— x TO
15c SIZE—SCHEPP'S IDC
BREAKFAST FOODS
LARGE RED AND WHITE FLAKES - - - 10c
RED AND WHITE WHEAT CEREAL - - - 21c
BLUE AND WHITE CHINA OATS - - - - 24c
FRUIT SALADS— OA
RED AND WHITE BRAND .... £lj€
TURKISHFIC^
Plenty of the Best Fruits, Vegetables,
Meats and Sausages in Town!
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